Ruby & Sapphire Mt. Pyre
Hoenn's memorial mountain lays Pokemon to rest among tombstones and drifting ghosts. At the peak, the team boss robs an old couple of their Orb: the Red in Ruby, the Blue in Sapphire.
Mt. Pyre is in Hoenn. In the story you arrive from Route 122 to the south and it comes before Route 123.
MT. PYRE MAP
Six interior floors of the graveyard stack up inside Mt. Pyre before the path breaks outdoors and switchbacks to the summit. No HM is needed here, only patience for the long way up.
Mt. Pyre Walkthrough
1F
- Enter from Route 122 and talk to the woman in the northeastern corner, who hands you the Cleanse TagCleanse TagA hold item that helps repel wild Pokemon.Gives Cleanse Tag.
- Take the stairs at the north end up to 2F.
2F
- PokéManiac MarkPokéManiac Mark₱1,920
LaironLv 32Weak to4×Fighting4×GroundWater battles you on 2F, as his gaze covers every path to the northeastern stairs. - Climb those stairs to 3F; the young couple in the west gap fights only if you talk to them.
3F
- Psychic WilliamPsychic William₱744
RaltsLv 31
KirliaLv 31Weak toBugGhostDark battles you on 3F, since his line of sight covers both ways to the stairs. - Then climb the northwestern stairs to 4F.
4F
- Black Belt AtsushiBlack Belt Atsushi₱960
MakuhitaLv 30
MachokeLv 30
HariyamaLv 30Weak toFlyingPsychic battles you on the east side of 4F as you head north up the stairs to 5F. - The walled southwestern corner holds the Sea Incense, which you pick up later after dropping through the hole in 5F.
Sea Incense5F
- Hex Maniac TashaHex Maniac Tasha₱744
ShuppetLv 31
KadabraLv 31Weak toGhostDarkBug battles you on 5F before you climb the northwestern stairs to 6F. - The southern side is walled off too; you pick up the Lax IncenseLax IncenseA hold item that slightly lowers the foe's accuracy.5F, southern side, accessible through hole in 6F there later, after the hole in 6F drops you in.
Lax Incense6F
- Hex Maniac ValerieHex Maniac Valerie₱768
SableyeLv 32 battles you at the top of 6F, and then you take TM30 Shadow BallTMTM30 Shadow BallGhostClassPhysicalPower80Accuracy100%PP15Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe’s SP. DEF.Where6F, southern side from its southern side. - Drop through the west wall hole, then the lower hole on the east edge below, and keep dropping to 1F, whose west exit leads Outside.
TM30 Shadow BallOutside
- Pick up TM48 Skill SwapTMTM48 Skill SwapPsychicClassStatusPower—Accuracy—PP10The user swaps special abilities with the target.WhereSecond ledge; on rocks on the rocks of the second ledge, east of the door.
- Climb the switchback ledges north to the summit gate, taking the Max Potion on the fourth ledge's eastern side and the hidden Max Ether in its center gravestone.
TM48 Skill SwapSummit
- Team Magma Grunts battle you in turn up the lane in Ruby, as Team Aqua Grunts do in Sapphire.
- In Ruby the shrine's elderly lady hands you the Red OrbRed OrbA red, glowing orb said to contain an ancient power.From old lady after Maxie steals the Blue Orb after Maxie grabs its partner; in Sapphire you receive the Blue OrbBlue OrbA blue, glowing orb said to contain an ancient power.From old lady after Archie steals the Red Orb after Archie does.
- Once the grunts leave, collect the hidden Rare CandyRare CandyRaises the level of a Pokemon by one.Northeastern corner (hidden) in the northeastern corner, then the hidden Zinc in the southwestern corner gravestone on your way out.
ZubatLv 30ZubatLv 30ZubatLv 30
PoochyenaLv 31
NumelLv 31NumelLv 31NumelLv 31ZubatLv 30ZubatLv 30ZubatLv 30PoochyenaLv 31
CarvanhaLv 31CarvanhaLv 31CarvanhaLv 31
Red OrbR
Blue OrbS
Zinc
Rare CandyPokemon Encounters
Shuppet and Duskull both haunt Mt. Pyre, but the version decides which floods the floors: Duskull dominates Ruby while Shuppet dominates Sapphire. Chimecho is the true rarity at 2 percent near the summit, with Vulpix, Meditite, and Wingull among the graves.
Duskull
Also found in 2 other locations
ITEMS
The haunted mountain's prize is TM30 Shadow Ball, with TM48 Skill Swap and a Rare Candy higher up. The Lax and Sea Incense add held items for breeding Azurill and Wynaut.
Blue Orb
A blue, glowing orb said to contain an ancient power.
Blue Orb
A blue, glowing orb said to contain an ancient power.
Red Orb
A red, glowing orb said to contain an ancient power.
TM48 Skill Swap
The user swaps Abilities with the opponent.
TM30 Shadow Ball
Shadow Ball deals damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage.
Rare Candy
Raises the level of a Pokemon by one.
Zinc
Raises the stat SP. DEF of one Pokemon.
Max Potion
Fully restores the HP of a Pokemon.
Cleanse Tag
A hold item that helps repel wild Pokemon.
Ultra Ball
A better BALL with a higher catch rate than a GREAT BALL.
Super Repel
Repels weak wild Pokemon for 200 steps.
Sea Incense
A hold item that slightly boosts WATER-type moves.
Lax Incense
A hold item that slightly lowers the foe's accuracy.
Max Ether
Fully restores the PP of a selected move.
Ultra Ball
A better BALL with a higher catch rate than a GREAT BALL.
TRAINERS
Team Magma in Ruby (Team Aqua in Sapphire) storms the summit, but the long climb up is Hex Maniacs whose Ghost-types ignore Normal attacks entirely. Ten trainers crowd the floors, none above the low 30s, yet the steady ghosts make it a slower climb than the levels suggest.
Hex Maniac Valerie
Mt. Pyre Guide
At the summit the villain team steals the orb tied to the legendary it wants, then leaves. In Ruby, Team Magma takes the Blue Orb and the old woman gives you the Red Orb; in Sapphire, Team Aqua takes the Red Orb and you get the Blue Orb. It plays out as a story scene, not a puzzle.
Chimecho lives only outside on the summit, and at a low rate, so most players miss it by leaving right after the orb scene. Walk the summit grass and be patient if you want one in Ruby or Sapphire. The interior floors are a Ghost-type den instead.
Flash is optional in most Hoenn caves. A hiker on Granite Cave's first floor hands you HM05, and the Knuckle Badge lets you use it in the field. Only a few dark rooms in Victory Road really call for it, so teach it to a spare Pokemon and skip the wall-bumping.
In long caves like Victory Road they pay off, letting you reach exits and items without constant low-level battles. Keep in mind a Repel only quiets random wild encounters, so it does nothing about the level-45 Groudon or Kyogre standing in the Cave of Origin, and Shoal Cave's rooms still open and close on the tide no matter what you hold.